Daniel Cormier finds UFC star Conor McGregor’s sudden turn to politics odd. The former UFC dual champion recently admitted that his focus is currently on politics, where he plans on running for Irish presidency. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021,
Former UFC title challenger Jessica Eye is back, but this time she’s taking her gloves off. Eye, who retired from MMA in 2022, has opted to come out of retirement and sign with BKFC, she announced Tuesday on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “After they knocked on my door a couple of times, and I threw
Chael Sonnen doesn’t see the point in UFC star Conor McGregor fighting again. More questions arose about McGregor’s fighting future after the former UFC dual champion admitted that his focus is currently on politics, where he plans on running for Irish presidency. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a
Mike Perry is not entirely surprised to see Conor McGregor change his tune on fighting in BKFC. After Perry suffered a sixth-round TKO loss to Jake Paul in their boxing match last July, McGregor, who is a minority owner in BKFC, went off on “Platinum” and fired him. Perry, who is widely considered BKFC’s biggest star,
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/03/ufc-mexico-analysis-live-stream-cain-velasquez-conor-mcgregor March 31, 2025 7:50 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian
A fighting Irish President? That’s what Conor McGregor is planning on. McGregor’s recent meeting with United States President Donald Trump has further fuelled his ambition to run for President of Ireland. The former two-division UFC champion hasn’t competed in MMA since July 2021 when he broke his leg in a trilogy-fight loss to Dustin Poirier
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-317-main-event-options-analyst-michael-chiesa March 27, 2025 12:10 pm ET The countdown to the 13th annual UFC International Fight Week is on. With roughly three months until the cornerstone event of the world’s biggest MMA promotion goes down, UFC
If Conor McGregor never fights again, Daniel Cormier thinks his lasting UFC memory is an unfortunate one. It’s been almost four years since McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) last fought when he broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. McGregor has planned his return on numerous occasions and was
Conor McGregor is no longer on Charles Oliveira’s radar. Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) had long campaigned for a fight with McGregor in the past but no longer sees him as a potential opponent. In fact, he doesn’t see him as an opponent for anybody as he questions if McGregor will ever compete again. McGregor
UFC star Conor McGregor arrived at the White House on St. Patrick’s Day for what he described as “the most important meeting of my country’s future” with President Donald Trump. McGregor elaborated on the nature of his Monday visit – in which he will meet with Trump administration officials – during a surprise briefing at
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/conor-mcgregor-white-house-visit-photos March 17, 2025 11:30 am ET Check out these photos of Conor McGregor visiting the White House on St. Patrick’s Day. The UFC star is in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss
Could all-time heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko be headed to BKFC? Conor McGregor seems to think so, given his reaction when Emelanenko’s name was mentioned in a question Sunday at a BKFC Italy news conference. After a reporter paid respect to McGregor and mentioned him in the same breath as Emelianenko, the Irish UFC star pleaded
